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Oak Park Vindicator in Oak Park, Illinois
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
1
Daredevil at Portsoy Ends in Rescue and Tragedy
A northeast gale grips Portsoy as the Daredevil boat returns safely but Andrew Fairweather dies after his heroic effort to save Jim. Jean watches from the wall with love for Jim, while the town honors Andrew’s sacrifice at the cemetery in a somber Sunday tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banffshire
Portgoy
Robert Bramond
Ghore
Bramond
Wester
Jean
Andrew
Andrew Fairweather
Jim
Jin
Erebe
Jita
Portsoy
Waverley Magazine
Duffer Recruit Sparks Collar Joke at Aldershot
A country yokel among recruits at Aldershot proves so clumsy the drill sergeant can’t train him. During inspection the man quips that his head is to keep his collar from slipping off, provoking laughter at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
London
Dip the Dip Boat Concept for Atlantic Avenue
A Boston project on Atlantic Avenue builds a sixteen foot egg shaped metallic boat with four seats. The submarine diving craft runs on overhead rails and is part of a summer resort scheme named Dip the Dip. It uses an inclined track to repeatedly cycle around a complete loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
Jules Verne
Amusement Refusal and Anarchist Viewpoint Cited
The London Mail quotes the Anarchist claim There is no God and no authority and no justification for one man to control another The piece contrasts this with a portable Boston schoolhouse effort aiding the school board by using yards for classrooms noting similar voting booth setups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Submerged in a Tank of Water for a Torpedo Boat Demonstration
The article describes a torpedo boat plunging into a twelve foot deep water tank from an incline, submerging four feet, and reemerging to climb the incline again. Inventor L A Carpenter of Beachmont explains the design using the boat’s speed to keep water from entering the open cockpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Carpenter
Beachmont
The True Source of Anarchism
The article argues anarchism stems from atheistic materialism popular on the continent. It contrasts militant continental atheism with England's limited religious indifference and frames atheism as a rising social force challenging the divine government of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Such Fame and a Table Mix Up at Coney Island
A public figure known as Mr Sousa, famed as the march king, discovers a naming mishap when a restaurant reserves a table for Mr Sofa a party of eight. The waiter declines Sousa’s request until Sofa’s party arrives prompting a delay while phones tangled Sousa's name with Sofa in a Coney Island dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Sofa
Mr. Sousa
Sousa
New York Times
The Roosevelt Name In Kentucky History
The article links President Roosevelt to Kentucky through his family name and history. It highlights Nicholas J. Roosevelt as great uncle who built the New Orleans at Pittsburg with Fulton and Livingston and commanded it when it reached Louisville in 1811. It notes his invention of the vertical steamboat wheel, acknowledged by Fulton in patent litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Kentucky
West
Alleghenies
Nicholas J. Roosevelt
Fulton
R. R. Livingston
New York
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Louisville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Duke's Distances Highlight Royal Tour Misperceptions
Nelson Forbes from New York relays a note on the Duke of Cornwall and York visiting Canada. The royal itinerary once planned a U S visit and Toronto trip with a Sunday run to the Yellowstone Pack, illustrating English underestimation of vast distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Forbes
New York
Duke of Cornwall
York
Canada
Albion
United States
Toronto
Yellowstone Pack
Simes
Jefferson Jimplecute Told in Texas Newspaper History
The Jefferson Jimplecute is a Texas newspaper bearing a distinctive local name and long history. It reflects small town journalism traditions and community reporting in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Famous Financier Jay Cooke Nearing Death at Put-in-Bay Home
The prominent financier Jay Cooke lies critically ill at his Put-in-Bay summer home on Lake Erie. Born in Sandusky Ohio eighty years ago, Cooke rose from village clerk to leading banker and railroad financier with ventures in railroads and national loans. He faced a 1873 panic that devastated him but later rebuilt wealth and remains a considerable figure with four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cooke
Put-in- Bay
Lake Eris
Sandusky
Francis Cooke
Plymouth
Mass
Ohio
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Depew Plans Paris Wedding to Miss May Palmer
Senator Chauncey M Depew announced his marriage to Miss May Palmer to be held in Paris on a date to be set. Miss Palmer, daughter of Mrs Henry Palmer of New Orleans, is of Hermann family fame in New York and educated abroad. She speaks French German and Italian and is a trained musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey M. Depew
Miss May Palmer
Paris
Miss Palmer
Henry Palmer
Hermann Sisters
New Orleans
New York
May Palmer
London
New York Herald
Arizona's Newest Industry Angora Goats Gain West Coast Ground
Arizona leads a growing Angora goat trend as stockmen note rising numbers since 1849 when Dr. James B. Davis introduced the goats from Turkey. With over a million goats across Arizona and neighboring states, the industry gains traction as profits for cattle and sheep wane, and mountain regions offer ideal Angora conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
James B. Davis
South Carolina
Turkey
New Mexico
California
Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Angola
West
Angora
Statue of an Empress by Hellmer in Salzburg Park
A statue of the late Empress of Austria by Edmund Hellmer stands in the Salzburger Anlagen. It depicts her in the simple gown worn when she left Austrian soil on the last journey. Her youth and beauty were noted among Europe’s royal families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Edmund Hellmer
Salzburger-Anlagen
Salzburg
Europe
Experiments Suggest Horse Meat Diet Lowers Weight
Scientific investigators in Europe report after thorough tests that prolonged use of horse flesh diet tends to lessen the weight of the consumer, whether human or animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America's Greatest Tour by Train to New York and Return
Advertisement for a scenic 18 hour ocean trip with travel via Cincinnati Richmond Va Old Point Comfort New York and Buffalo offered by W B Conklyn of the Orton and Ohio Railways Chicago address 284 Clark St Mrs Innocentia features a dialogue from a Philadelphia Press item about a husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Richmond
Old Point
Comfort
Buffalo
W. B. Conklyn
O. Ry
Innocentia
Gayboy
Misa Kander
Innocentla Gayboy
Miss Kander
Philadelphia Press
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Spa
Theux
Society For the Protection of Animals
Boston Sunday Post
New York Tribune
Mr. Sofa
Duke
Panorama
Depew
St. Jacobs Oil
Earth
Price
Minnesota
North
Wisconsin
John Mathieson
Minnesota Dairy Association
Dairy Reporter
D. W. Casseday
Gog Line
Minneapolis
Ad Tower CO
Howe
Borden & Selleck CO
Paul Opperman
Erman
Paul Opperman & CO
Milwaukee
Wis
Dept. B
the Truth Publishing CO
Kalamares, Mich. V
Tisdace
Cleveland
Phelps Brown
Canalion
Neurhtsge
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